You know, I can be the happiest man in the world with minimal record success.

I've certainly had to bite my tongue on occasion and live to fight another day, so to speak, on certain things. But when you're new and fresh, you come out and think, 'I don't want to screw my chance up, so I'll go along with what everybody else does.'

I would never do anything that makes the perception of country music worse.

My first record deal was an independent record deal back in 1995 or early 1996.

I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that you're going to wish you held onto longer.

The overall physical demand that Iraq has is pretty amazing. It's 130 degrees, and the soldiers are carrying about 100 pounds of extra gear. It's a pretty rigorous schedule and routine for them.

I enjoy my life very much.